§ 200j. Virgin Islands Stroke Awareness Month
(a) The month of May is designated as Virgin Islands Stroke Awareness Month. (b) The Governor shall issue a proclamation annually and call upon the Department of Health, the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital and Community Health Center, the Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center, the Myrah Keating Smith Health Center, other health-care facilities […]
§ 201. Continuing domicil
Any person who is an elected or appointed official, officer, or employee of the Government of the Virgin Islands or of the Federal Government and who is required thereby to be absent from the Virgin Islands may retain his legal residence in the Virgin Islands and in the island of domicil for at least the […]
§ 202. Correction of legislative bills by Governor
The Governor is authorized to correct nonsubstantive errors in the text of a bill presented to him for signature pursuant to the provisions of section 9(d) of the Revised Organic Act of 1954, as amended, provided that said bill is one to which the Governor subsequently affixes his signature; and further that said errors are […]
§ 199b. Paws for a Cause Day
(a) May 5 of each year shall be observed as “Paws for a Cause Day”. In any year in which May 5 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, “Paws for a Cause Day” shall be observed on the following Monday. (b) The Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture is responsible for organizing and publicizing events […]
§ 199c. Cancer Awareness Month
(a) The Virgin Islands shall observe the month of June of each year as “Cancer Awareness Month”. (b) The Commissioner of the Department of Health shall disseminate information, sponsor and promote activities throughout the territory to heighten cancer awareness.
§ 200. Virgin Islands History Month
(a) The month of March each year is designated as “Virgin Islands History Month” in the Virgin Islands to highlight specifically the history, culture and achievements of the people of the Virgin Islands, including the artifacts, goods, ideas, beliefs, customs, traditions values, music, art, folklore, dance, cuisine and technical processes. (b) The Commissioner of Education, […]
§ 200a. Aviation Maintenance Technician Day
May 24 of each year is designated as Aviation Maintenance Technician Day in honor of the late Charles Edward Taylor.
§ 200b. Virgin Islands and American Kennel Club Responsible Dog Ownership Day
(a) Beginning with September 26, 2009, the last Saturday of September of each year is declared “Virgin Islands and American Kennel Club Responsible Dog Ownership Day” in the Territory of the Virgin Islands. (b) Persons who comply with the standards established in subsection (b) are declared “Responsible Dog Owners”. (c) To qualify as a Responsible […]
§ 197. Virgin Islands Freedom Fighters Day
(a) November 23rd of each year shall be observed as “Virgin Islands Freedom Fighters Day” throughout the Virgin Islands. (b) At least fifteen days prior to Virgin Islands Freedom Fighters Day, the Governor of the Virgin Islands shall issue a proclamation calling upon the residents of the Virgin Islands to join together in appropriate ceremonies […]
§ 197a. Virgin Islands Freedom Week
The dates of June 26 through July 3 of each year shall be observed as “Freedom Week” in the Virgin Islands to commemorate the emancipation of the enslaved persons in the Danish West Indies, now the Virgin Islands of the United States, and any other freedom struggles of oppressed people that are ideologically consistent therewith. […]